Daniel Masson

Daniel Masson is a self-taught composer, musician, producer and performer. Daniel Masson helped to popularize ethnic deep house chill electronic music with the extraordinary wide-reaching success of the Buddha Bar compilations.

Biography Daniel's early roots in 70's rock guitar seeded his diverse career from creating video game soundtracks, playing jazz music in Paris, France, and composing electronic music for the restored version of The Impossible Voyage the first silent movie by G. Méliès and a collaboration with Goran Bregovic on the Cannes Film Fest prize winning film Queen Margot.

Masson travels the globe to Bangladesh, Syria, Egypt, Morocco recording musicians, sounds and voices from many cultures and counties to weave together the music of place into adventurous and soothing electronic soundscapes.

In the 2016 film documentary and album Walila, Masson travels to Fés Morocco to merge the ancient with the modern to create a cultural bridge between Western and Arab worlds.

At the invitation of French Institute of Fès: Masson performed at Sacred Music Festival of Fès, Morocco, 2016 edition. His album Walila a new music blending electro beats and sounds with the instruments of Moroccan Traditional Music.

In 2018 Masson released the 3 volumes Trajectories series, inspired by his live mixes experience and continuing the same concept to blend and remix sounds from his library.

In 2019, Masson released Pensées évaporées album, and further in 2020 he released Pacific Dimension E.P.

In 2021, Masson released "Magic Carpet" album following with he released "Dead End" in 2022.

In January 2022, NTS Radio aired an episode dedicated to the music of Daniel Masson.

Discography As Daniel Masson Dead End (2022) (Daniel Masson) Magic Carpet (2021) (Daniel Masson) Pacific Dimension - EP (2020), (Daniel Masson) Pensées évaporées (2019), (Daniel Masson) Trajectories EP Series Vol.1,2,3 (2018), (Daniel Masson) Walila EP (2016), (Daniel Masson) Jetlag (2015 Edition), (Daniel Masson) Ten Particles (2015), (Daniel Masson) A Tiny Kick in the Brain (2013), (Daniel Masson) Frequencies (2011), (Daniel Masson) Adventures (2009), (Daniel Masson) Buddha Bar Travel Impressions (2008) (Georges V Records) Trempolino EP (2008), (Daniel Masson) Bingo EP (2006), (Daniel Masson) Baul Dimension (2004), (Daniel Masson)

Music for films The Impossible Voyage of Georges Méliès (Lobster Films, 2011) Queen Margot /Patrice Chéreau, 1994 Mariol Daniel/Kapelian (Exnihilo), 1995 Tête Creuse (Mac Guff Ligne), 1986 BBC Documentary "Living the Dream"

Video Game Soundtracks Rayman 3 (GBA) (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 2003 Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell (GBA) (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 2003 PK: Out of the Shadows (Disney Interactive USA/Ubi Soft Entertainment), 2002 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Potion Commotion (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 2002 Bugmonsters (Montparnasse Multimedia France), 2001 City Racer (Ubi Soft Bucharest), 2001 Sethi et le Sorcier Inca (Montparnasse Multimedia France), 2001 Tristan et le Mystère du Dragon (Montparnasse Multimedia France), 2001 F1 Racing Championship (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 2000 The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Wild Adventure (Disney Interactive USA/Ubi Soft Entertainment), 2000 Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers (PC, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast) (Disney Interactive USA/Ubi Soft Entertainment), 2000 Start-Up (Monte Cristo Multimedia France), 2000 Les Mouzz (Emme Interactive France), 2000 Wall Street Trader 2000 (Monte Cristo Multimedia), 1999 Rayman 2: The Great Escape (Nintendo 64) (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 1999 Kitchenette (Le Lab France), 1998 Les 3 Petits Cochons (Dramaera France), 1998 Monaco Grand Prix (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 1998 Rayman Activity Centre (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 1998 Rayman Dictées (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 1998 Tim7 (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 1998 Rayman Junior (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 1997 Sean Dundee’s World Club Football (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 1997 F1 Racing Simulation (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 1997 Les 9 Destins de Valdo (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 1997 POD: Planet of Death (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 1997 1,2,3 Musique (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 1996 Genesia (Microids), 1993

Pacific Islands Collection Bora Bora (Océania Records/ Pony Canyon INC.Japan), 2002 Tonga (Océania Records/ Pony Canyon INC.Japan), 2002 Tahiti (Océania Records/ Pony Canyon INC.Japan), 2002 Vanuatu (Océania Records/ Pony Canyon INC.Japan), 2002 Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée (Océania Records/ Pony Canyon INC.Japan), 2002 Loyalty Islands (Océania Records/ Pony Canyon INC.Japan), 2002 Hawaii (Océania Records/ Pony Canyon INC.Japan), 2002 Les Marquises (Océania Records/ Pony Canyon INC.Japan), 2002 The Solomon Islands (Océania Records/ Pony Canyon INC.Japan), 2002

As Daniel Masson (Baul Dimension) Buddha Bar Compilation Buddha Bar Greatest Hits (George V Records) 2019 Buddha Bar Meets French Kitchen & Friends (George V Records), 2018 Buddha Bar Ultimate Expérience (George V Records), 2016 A Night @ Buddha-Bar Hotel (George V Records), 2011 Universal Sound Of Buddha Bar Vol.3 (George V Records), 2009 Buddha Bar Océan (George V Records), 2008 Buddha Bar Book (George V Records), 2008 Buddha Bar Ten Years (George V Records), 2006 Buddha Bar VI (George V Records), 2004 Siddharta Spirit Of Buddha Bar vol.2 (George V Records), 2003 Little Buddha Café (George V Records), 2001

Various Labels Compilations Oriental Soul (Compiled by DJ Brahms) - (Cafe De Anatolia) 2020 Oriental Trip, Vol.3 (Compiled by DJ Brahms)- (Cafe De Anatolia) 2019 Café Buddha Box Set - Classic Buddha (Park Lane Recordings), 2009 Tea House 2 (HighNote Records), 2008 Hotel Buddha (Crazy Diamond Recording), 2007 Hangzhou China (HighNote Records), 2006 Purobeach Vol.2 (Seamless), 2006 Week-End In Ibiza (Water Music Records), 2006 Lounge Cafe DeLuxe (Park Lane Recordings), 2006 Dâ-Nang (Quango Music Group), 2005 Taipei Lounge 2 (HighNote Records), 2005 Café Solaire (Soulstar), 2005 Café Nirvana (Park Lane Recordings), 2005 Cassagrande Ethnica Vol 3 (Métropole Records), 2004 Jogoya (HighNote Records), 2004 The Sound Of Milano Fashion 3 (Cool D vision), 2004 Travel Electro (Atoll Music), 2004 Buddha-Bar, 2004 Various Artists Leafage Music (Pony Canyon INC. Japan), 2003 Wenk (Universal Music), 2003 Together Barra Mundi 4 (Pchent), 2003 World Habitat (Habitat), 2003 Voyage Océanie (Naïve), 2003 Couleurs Pacifique (Vox Terrae), 2003 Moana Lounge (Intercontinental Beachcomber Resorts), 2003 Sunny Days (MCD World Music), 2003 Lazy Afternoons (MCD World Music), 2003 Cool Nights (MCD World Music), 2003 Undiscovered World 2 (V2), 2003 The Karma Collection « Sunrise » (Ministry of Sound), 2002 Nights In French Satin Vol.2 (HighNote Records), 2002 Chilled Grooves (Water Music Records), 2002 Cargo High-Tech (Energy Production Srl), 2002 Oceanic Fringe (Times Music), 2002 Paradise (Adequat Music), 2002 Café del Sol vol.3 (Water Music Records), 2002 Café Ibiza (Water Music Records), 2002 Pacific Hotel (Oceania Records), 2002 Casssagrande Ethnica (Métropole Records), 2002 In Bloom II A Collection of World Music Produced in France (Bureau Export), 2002 French Music Popkomm 2001 Koln (Bureau Export De La Musique Française), 2001 Paradisiac ( Universal Music), 2000 In Bloom A Collection of French Electronica (Bureau Export), 2000

As Electromana Electromana-Fashion For Developpement (Pony Canyon Inc. Japan), 2003 Electromana-Jetlag (Georges V Records), 2001

With Others Atlantean (Atlantis Recordings), 2006 Sara Mandiano (WEA Music), 1993 Philippe Russo (EMI France), 1988 Jungle Boys (EMI France), 1987

Remixes Angelic Voices, B-Tribe on Buddha Bar vol 6 (Georges V Records), 2004 Breeze, Ratnabali on Siddharta vol 2 (Georges V Records), 2003

Live Mixes G. Melies Impossible Voyage at Busan International Film Festival, South Korea, 2017 Pareidolia Coco Tulum Live Mix, 2017 Geneva Yoga Music Festival Live Mix, 2017 London Troubadour Live Mix, 2016 and 2017 Walila Live at Sacred Music Festival of Fès, 2016 Geneva Yoga Music Festival in 2012 and 2013

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